Poker Games

In this section you’ll find our list of popular poker games including all of the pages we’ve published that will teach you how to play each variation.

When it comes to learning how to play poker lots of new players make the mistake of not learning the games thoroughly enough and this mistake can come back to bite you really hard when you hit the tables. Because of this, we’ve written comprehensive guides to each game that teach you the rules and some basic strategy for winning each variant. Below you’ll find all of the current rules for games like Texas Holdem, Stud Poker, Omaha Poker and Draw Poker. Each page contains an overview of the game, some history, the rules for playing along with some tips and strategies for improving your game to become a winner.

Hold’em Related Games

Hold’em games (particularly Texas Hold’em) are the most popular poker games in the world and account for most of the action at the tables both in live casinos and online. In Hold’em related games there are two major components that define this class of game which are hole cards that are used in conjunction with community cards. This is a fundamental element of Holdem games and is one of the reason they are so popular since there is a lot of guesswork involved in figuring out your opponents hands when you play poker online. Below we’ve listed some of the most popular Holdem related games which information on each games rules available in various guides we’ve written.

Oklahoma is a holdem and stud game where lots of cards are exposed to players in the game.

Draw Related Games

Another major variation of poker you’ll find in online poker rooms is Draw Poker which is also card 5 Card Draw. Draw is essentially the most basic form of poker and is the easiest way to learn the game and get an understanding for hand rankings, betting and strategy. With 5 Card Draw, players are dealt 5 cards face down and get one re-draw where they can exchange up to 3 of their cards for new ones in the hopes of improving their hand. Draw involves lots of guesswork on the part of the player and strategic betting to win pots.

Dog Leg is a mix between draw and stud with antes that incorporates lots of bluffing.

Stud Related Games

Stud Poker (also called 7 card stud) is one of the oldest poker variations around and at some point most poker players get involved with this style of play. With 7 Card Stud, players are dealt a total of 7 cards with 4 face up and 3 face down and like Holdem and Omaha must make the best 5 card poker hand that they can with the cards they’ve been dealt. The difference in Stud Poker is that the betting rounds are a combination of forced bets (antes and the bring in) as well as betting rounds with fixed amounts based on the limits in the game.

Baseball Poker incorporates a ton of wild cards and is more of a luck based poker game for players.

Guts Related Games

The last major type of poker card games are what’s known as GUTS games which combine elements from all the other popular variants. Below we’ve listed some of the more popular GUTS related games with full rules and strategy.